[AnotherUnixGeek]

Alex Smith is a good guy, but he was never an NFL caliber quarterback.

Alex Smith was not worthy of being the first pick in the draft, which is where the 49ers took him. That said, he was certainly an NFL caliber QB, and at his peak was better than many of the guys who will start in the NFL next year.

[nickcarraway]

Sorry, no. I watched him. The years he was allegedly a "passable," it was because the Offensive Coordinators had to carve out a Significant portion of their playbook, just to make it possible for him to play.

Andy Reid made a horrible decision signing Smith. He's a genius, so he was able to duct tape an offense together that worked using Smith, but it only goes so far.

As soon as he got rid of Smith, he went to back to back Super Bowls.

He would have been to another Super Bowl or two if he could have found a real quarterback, instead of Smith.